jerry

My senators are Feinstein and Boxer. I won't waste my time.

Don't be so sure. SEMA is based in CA as are a great many of its members. Members with money to contribute politically. I'd still contact them.

No, unfortunately, gr8glfr is right....

Boxer is front and center on the "we know what's right for you...." enviro-police.

There MIGHT be some wiggle room with Fienstein, but her base is the MarinCounty/San Francisco 'enlightened' folks.

we troglodytes are lucky to have them in our leadership {sarcasm}...

why don't you do all of us a favor and just post your stuff up on ebay and then we'll all find out what your 'treasures' are worth?

only you know what you are willing to let them go for. if you are worried about underselling them, then put a reserve on them.

otherwise, your posting looks like an invitation, (hope) that we start a bidding effort here.

very nice job. i hope you get what you are looking for pricewise. i know how much work goes into merely reassembling, let alone refurbishing one of these.

the only comment i have is that for these early cars, originality is key. i don't think the spiffy wheels add to the car, as far as selling goes.

the interior looks good. if you could find the time to rekindle your desire for it, it would be a good thing.

if you are willing to remove your hood, i would install the tranny to the engine first. 4spd or 5spd doesn't matter. include the shifter too. one must-have item, though is one of those nice engine tilters that allow you to tilt the engine during installation. remove the distributor, radiator and exhaust manifolds prior. i extend the arm of the cherry lift out as far as possible to get maximum height. during installation, you will actually coordinate lowering, untilting and rolling the entire cherry picker to and fro to guide it in there. it's actually a lot of fun and can be done without damage if you think about what you are doing and finesse it in there. knowing that you won't be on your back trying to line up the splines and bolting the tranny up is a good reason to do them as a duo.

btw, there are alignment bolts you can fab to help line up the tranny for bolting to the engine block.

those look like solex PHH's to me. the swiveling link on the one that's upside down suggests these came off an 1800ti or 2000ti.

rebuild kits comprised of gaskets, primarily are available from an eBay seller out of italy. i got a rebuild kit from a company called Royce (or maybe Royze). Jaymics might be able to supply a kit too.

only rebuild one at a time so you can use the other as a guide, they are rather complex.

i'd like more details about the extent of your rust repair. did you replace panels where alignment could be an issue? i'm in the middle of a similar project and am concerned about panel alignment and door seams etc...

i have a tired (i was told) '74 tii longblock stored in Richmond. i can price it just the bottom end with head or with all the injection goodies.

jerryallsmanATyahooDOTcom

wow!

that was quite a slog to get through all that....

Thanks for the tip. I probably should have mentioned that it's going to be on there at least 3-4 years, while I'm working on the rest of the car.

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then use 2 vice grips, 180 degrees apart, and wrap them in black electrical tape for that simulated 'momo' look

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Wow Jerry that is a great deal. I wanted that car 73 tii years ago hope it goes to a good home!!!

Jb

hi Julio, i'd like to see this car moved to the front of the repair line, but i am knee deep in saving a 72tii that WAS even more rusty than this particular shell. In fact, with the experience i've gained doing rust repair, i'm not really intimidated by much on these cars. it's just a matter of time and effort.

i have decided that it is probably worth the cost to purchase SOME repair panels, especially the bottom corner of the front panel. i spent too many hours fabricating two replacement patches for this area. time that could have moved the project faster. but it did turn out nicely.

since you mentioned 'diamond in the rough'....

i've got a 'rough-looking diamond' tii shell with rust issues that was 'given' to me several years ago.

the free car was not so free when i went to title it, though. after paying delinquent registration fees since the PO did not 'non-op' it, and trading a tii engine for the matching tii engine to this shell, it cost me $500.

it's a 73tii with clear title, matching shortblock, originally Fjord. no suspension, interior, hood, or other tii-specifi parts, and serious rust issues.

it's on my project list, but i'd rather see it moved along if someone was interested.

$500 as described above, located in Marin.

if interested, we could discuss repair panels at additional cost.

jerryallsmanATyahooDOTcom

What's also not mentioned is that these so called "legacy" plates will be refllectorized, flat and not embossed.

i was wondering how they'd be willing to tolerate the lower visibility of the older plates to cameras. well, you answered my question. i guess the work around would be to obtain vintage plates and request the numbers as a 'vanity' plate then merely swap the plates.

my understanding is that the YOM program requires a yearly fee added to the normal registration fee. that is why i've not bothered to apply for tags on my 1966 Ford PU, out of principal. i merely placed my cool black and yellow plate on the wall and just visualize it on my truck...

it is not clear to me whether this new program will include an additional yearly fee on top of the registration fee, or not?

your car looks to be in exceptionally nice condition. what's the background story?

josh, the blower motor was a new replacement Bosch motor and was Made in Spain. i found out later that they turn in the opposite direction as the original German-made motors. this has been discussed before as i recall. i think current replacement motors are also made in Hungary.

At the time, getting replacement motors was VERY expensive and difficult to find, but that has changed and now my stockpile of new motors that i originally bought out of England can be had for less money than what i paid several years ago. i've worked around this issue by installing jumpers at the motor connections using short sections with male-male connectors and female-female connectors.

as for the lever being backwards, very possible. let us know what you find.

norm, do you have a clear front windshield available?

i'd be interested in the bottom 12 inches of the front corners of the cabin below the A-pillar if they are in useable shape. it's the outer curved piece that the rear of the front fender (at the very bottom) bolts to.

i'm in no particular hurry.

jerryallsmanATyahooDOTcom

the dash you have pictured is for a VERY early 02 or 1600 before 1968, and i believe they were still in use in europe till a later date. BTW, all ti's had those, too.

the unique and, i think, attractive bit you are missing, is the chrome trim, glovebox and ashtray that occupy the bottom section.

unless you can source those bits out, you can swap the bottom, flat piece for a conventional bottom piece that is more common.

Removed from a '76 02 i purchased several years ago. been in storage since. i was gonna use it on a daily driver but decided to offer it up for sale if anyone needs this specific part.

good condition, looks like a fairly recent replacement piece as the previous owner was dealing with smog issues prior to selling the car.

$70 shipped to continental USA

jerryallsmanATyahooDOTcom

i'd like to purchase two sets.

just a note on logistics:

i was involved with merely shipping out the original dozen or so Alpina lines 2 years ago. it would be quite an ordeal for the uninitiated to box, label and ship out 48 or more sets.

perhaps that function could be split up between several folks???

i'll take it if it's still available.

shipped to california (94920)

that is one exceptionally beautiful car.

as a faithful 02er, i must admit that there is nothing one can do to an 02 to ever be as sensual looking as that alfa.

it pushes all the right buttons for me, with the exception of the RHD...

the alfa flaunts its sportiness, whereas the 02 is the veritable 'wolf in sheep's clothing', which has its own appeal.

i have one that is similar, but not identical in appearance. i bought it and a new Garret turbo at the brisbane 02 meet a couple years ago, with good intentions, but i sold the car it was slated for.

imagine the 'face plant into driveshaft' you could have if you pressed the wrong button while under the car....

i like it, though

i'd like to see the office version. when the boss is away i could sneak a nap or two, in...

with longing eyes......

SIGH....

i remember when that car showed up on eBay, back in Alabama. as luck would have it, i was on a business trip to Meriidian MS and i REALLY thought long and hard about renting a car and driving the 3 or more hours to see it, at the time. you got it before the auction ended as i recall. it was nice to finally see it "in the flesh" when you brought it to california.

i hope your car stays in northern california. GLWS

time to buy a lottery ticket...

those look good. i have a pair that i might want to recover someday, too. is your shop able to get the OEM-looking fabric? who did the work? i drive through alameda on my way to work.